Art on Your Doorstep: National Gallery Masterpieces Coming to Torquay

Torre Abbey is proud to announce its participation in The National Gallery: Art on Your Doorstep, a new national touring project bringing iconic artworks from the National Gallery’s collection directly to communities across the UK.

As one of the first four partners selected for the 2025–2026 programme, Torbay will host a unique outdoor exhibition from 6th March 2026 – 5^th September 2026, featuring life-sized reproductions of masterpieces from the National Gallery. These works will be displayed in a free, open-air exhibition stretching from Torre Abbey to Torquay Harbour, celebrating the town’s stunning seafront and its rich cultural heritage.

This initiative offers residents and visitors a rare opportunity to experience world-class art in everyday settings. Each reproduction will be framed and printed to scale, allowing viewers to appreciate the brushwork and intricate details up close — without needing to travel to London.

The exhibition will be shaped by and designed by Torre Abbey, engaging with Torquay’s landmarks, heritage spaces and iconic seafront. As one of Torbay’s flagship heritage sites, the Abbey is delighted to be playing central role in hosting and supporting this National exhibition, reinforcing its position as a hub for arts and culture in the region.

Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. Art on Your Doorstep is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to bring high‑quality arts experiences directly into local neighbourhoods, helping more people connect with culture right on their doorstep.

 

Artwork locations can be seen here.

 

Art on Display

1. Joseph Mallord William Turner Rain Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway 1844

2. Claude Monet The Water-Lily Pond 1899

3. Jean-Siméon Chardin The House of Cards about 1740-1

4. Eva Gonzalès The Full-length Mirror about 1869-70

5. Henri Rousseau Surprised! 1891

6. Thomas Gainsborough Mr and Mrs Andrews about 1750

7. English or French (?) The Wilton Diptych about 1395

8.  Francisco de Zurbarán Saint Francis in Meditation 1635

9. Pieter de Hooch The Courtyard of a House in Delft 1658

10. Cosima Tura A Muse (Calliope?) probably 1455-60

11. Raphael Saint Catherine of Alexandria about 1507

12. Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun Self Portrait in a Straw Hat 1782

13. Vincent van Gogh A Wheatfield with Cypresses 1889

14. Canaletto A Regatta on the Grand Canal about 1740

15. Rembrandt Self Portrait at the Age of 34 1640

16. Artemisia Gentileschi Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria about 1615-17

17. Leonardo da Vinci The Burlington House Cartoon about 1506-8

18. Pierre-Auguste Renoir The Skiff (La Yole) 1875

19. John Constable The Hay Wain 1821

20. Sir Joshua Reynolds Lady Cockburn and her Three Eldest Sons 1773

21. Johannes Vermeer A Young Woman standing at a Virginal about 1670-2

22. Georges Seurat Bathers at Asnières 1884

23. Pierre-Auguste Renoir The Umbrellas about 1881-6

24. Hans Holbein the Younger The Ambassadors 1533

25. Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando 1879

26. Frans Hals Young Man holding a Skull (Vanitas) 1626-8

27. Paul Cezanne Bathers (Les Grandes Baigneuses) about 1894-1905

28. Claude-Joseph Vernet A Shipwreck in Stormy Seas (Tempete) 1773

29. Vincent van Gogh Sunflowers 1888

30. Joseph Mallord William Turner The Fighting Temeraire 1839